Craneware H1 revenue rises 6%, plans $25 mln buyback

Reuters03-02
Craneware H1 revenue rises 6%, plans $25 mln buyback

Overview

  • Healthcare financial solutions firm's H1 FY26 revenue grew 6% yr/yr

  • Adjusted EBITDA rose 10% and adjusted EPS grew 16% yr/yr

  • Company plans a $25 mln share buyback program

Outlook

  • Company expects FY26 results in line with market expectations

  • Craneware sees considerable long-term growth opportunities due to strong market positioning

  • High levels of expansion sales and 340B Shelter opportunity to drive positive H2 performance

Result Drivers

  • NEW CUSTOMER SALES - Sales to new customers increased to 12% of total sales, reflecting higher competitive take-out rate and future expansion potential

  • MICROSOFT PARTNERSHIP - Collaboration with Microsoft enhanced AI capabilities, leading to accelerated innovation and new Trisus functionality

  • 340B REBATE MODEL - Despite postponement, 340B Rebate model demonstrated Craneware's ability to adapt and provide integrated solutions, supporting future growth

Company press release: ID:nRSB8151Ua

Key Details

Metric

Beat/Miss

Actual

Consensus Estimate

H1 Revenue

$105.70 mln

H1 Gross Profit

$89.67 mln

H1 Operating Expenses

-$75.44 mln

H1 Operating Profit

$13.32 mln

H1 Pretax Profit

$13 mln

Analyst Coverage

  • The current average analyst rating on the shares is "strong buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 5 "strong buy" or "buy", no "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"

  • The average consensus recommendation for the software peer group is "buy."

  • Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Craneware PLC is GBp2,885.50, about 90.5% above its February 27 closing price of GBp1,515.00

  • The stock recently traded at 16 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 23 three months ago

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